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“Bank lobby has been successful at fighting reform”
Robert W. Jenkins is a Senior Fellow at Better Markets and Adjunct Professor, Finance at London Business School....
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Reforming the mega banks – two ways to deal with a tsunami
Benoît Lallemand, co-head of policy analysis at Finance Watch, looks at the case for structural reform...
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Why do we think the EC proposal has the “right objectives but a fragile mechanism”?
Governments have to stand behind retail banks: there would be riots if a retail bank failed...
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EU citizens want to see a clear separation of banking activities
It has been five years now since the financial crisis hit Europe, and still, the European...
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Lessons from history V: Banking separation (3/3) Why Europe did not copy the Glass-Steagall Act?
The separation of investment and commercial banks was adopted by US Congress in 1933. Today, EU...
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#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform
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Call for Action – Join our demand for a strong EU Bank Reform Proposal
Shouldn’t banks stand on their own feet?
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Lessons from history IV: Banking separation (2/3). The true history of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933
The Glass-Steagall Act was adopted by US Congress in 1933. It separated investment banks and commercial...
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A misleading argument on bank separation – the “client facing” criterion
For believers in the good of the market, the arguments for bank separation are as simple...
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